These 27 men and women are some of the most wanted criminals and suspected criminals in the UK – with four of them hailing from London.

Police want to speak to some of these fugitives in connection with multiple murders, while others are thought to be responsible for multi-million pound drug rings.

All of these 27 people are wanted by police in the UK - and all of them are listed on the Government’s National Crime Agency (NCA) website as some of the country’s most wanted men and women.

Some are thought to be abroad, but others could still be right here in London and in other parts of the UK.

Members of the public have been warned not to approach them if they see them.

Some have already been convicted while others are wanted so they can stand trial.

A spokesman for the NCA said: “In an emergency, call 999. If you know the whereabouts of a wanted fugitive please contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously, via the online form or by calling 0800 555 111.

“Crimestoppers guarantee your anonymity; no-one will ever know who you are, you will not have to give a statement to the police and you will never have to go to court.”

Here are the 27, as reported in the Advertiser’s sister title, The Leicester Mercury, and details of their crimes and alleged crimes.

Christakis Philippou

Christakis Philippou (Image: NCA handout)

Some 20,000 people were scammed by the conspiracies of Londoner Philippou and his co-defendants between 2004 and 2006.

The gang repeatedly set out to acquire, or sometimes to set up from scratch, travel agency businesses.

The travel agencies attracted customers by offering cut-price holidays so low that legitimate companies could not compete with them.

But in each case, the travel agency ceased to trade, leaving customers without a holiday.

John Barton

John Barton (Image: NCA handout)

Barton, from London, was sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment in 2003 after being convicted in his absence for conspiring to import a commercial amount of heroin into the United Kingdom between 1999 and 2000.

Barton, in his 60s, is believed to have links to Fuengirola in Spain.

Ersin Mustafa

Erin Mustafa (Image: NCA handout)

Between 2006 to 2008, Mustafa is believed to have been involved in insider dealing with seven other people.

While employed at the London branch of investment bank JP Morgan Cazenove, he allegedly obtained information about future acquisitions and mergers, which were provided to others who then traded using this information.

Over a two-year period, the group made approximately £2.5m.

In July 2008 Mustafa was arrested by the City of London Police and then released on bail. It is believed he fled the UK around December 2009.

Daniel Bowes

Daniel Bowes (Image: NCA handout)

Bowes and a number of co-conspirators were believed to be involved in importation of cocaine from the Netherlands to the UK, between March 2011 and January 2012.

Londoner Bowes was allegedly involved in the day-to-day running of the operation and provided a link between the head of the organised crime group, their contacts and the delivery drivers.

Mark Liscott

Mark Liscott (Image: NCA handout)

Liscott, who is originally from Great Barr, Birmingham, was sentenced to nine years’ imprisonment in January 2005 for supplying cannabis in the West Midlands area.

He served part of his sentence before he was released on licence - but he breached the terms of his licence and it’s believed he became involved in the distribution of drugs, working with organised crime groups in both Nottingham and London.

Liscott, aged 50 to 55 years, has brown eyes and a surgical scar on his back.

Shazad Ghafoor

Shazad Ghafoor (Image: NCA handout)

Ghafoor was arrested after he took a courtesy car from a dealership in Manchester in August 2013 using a driving licence in another person’s name.

Police spotted the car and after a chase he crashed in the Halifax area - his wife and two children, who were also in the car, suffered minor injuries.

Cash to the value of almost £100,000 was recovered and there were traces of heroin, cocaine and cannabis on the notes.

He was charged with fraud, possession of criminal property, dangerous driving and disqualified driving. Ghafoor was also charged with possession of cannabis with intent to supply after a vehicle was searched in Withington in November 2013 and cannabis worth £245,000 was found.

In May 2014 Ghafoor pleaded guilty to dangerous driving and was due to appear at court in February 2015 in relation to the other charges but failed to answer his bail and a warrant was issued for his arrest.

In addition, Ghafoor was charged with possession of cannabis with intent to supply in relation to a separate seizure of cannabis worth £24,000 that was found at a house on Kingsway Avenue, Burnage, in September 2014. He failed to answer his bail and another warrant was issued.

Christopher More

Christopher More (Image: NCA handout)

More is wanted in connection with the murder of a man in Tabley, Cheshire, in June 2003.

With a number of accomplices, More is alleged to have travelled to a remote farmhouse where, after demands for money were refused, the five people inside were assaulted.

One man was beaten so badly that he died at the scene.

He is also wanted for the attempted murder of a second man and for the false imprisonment and assault of other victims present during the incident.

A number of More’s suspected accomplices have been arrested in relation to the incident however More left the United Kingdom in June 2003 and is believed to have flown to Spain.

It is thought More, who also uses the surnames Guest and Moores, has links to Spain and Malta.

David John Walley

David Walley (Image: NCA handout)

Between November 2012 and January 2013 several deliveries were made to an address in Manchester.

In January 2013 one of the parcels was intercepted by the authorities and found to contain MDMA and cocaine - and it is believed Walley arranged the importation of the drugs.

During a routine traffic stop check by Amsterdam Police in September 2014, Walley identified himself as another person and produced a passport that was later found to be false.

Walley has a northern accent, an upper tooth is chipped and others are rotten or missing, plus he has a tattoo of the name Natalie in blue and a tattoo of Manchester City Football Club's emblem with a dragon and lion.

Mark Acklom

Mark Acklom (Image: NCA handout)

Wanted by Avon and Somerset Police on suspicion of fraud by false representation, Acklom allegedly made a number of false representations after starting a romantic relationship with a woman from Bath in January 2012.

She said Acklom, described as 5ft 10in tall, of medium build, and with dark brown hair and green eyes, first claimed to work in the banking world in Switzerland and was very wealthy, and then later went on to say he worked for an intelligence agency.

The NCA say the pair even discussed marriage - and after saying he had cash flow problems that were hindering renovation work at one of the properties he wanted them to live in, the woman gave him numerous loans totalling £850,000.

But Acklom did not own the property. He disappeared and she never received any of her money back, the NCA said.

Sarah Panitzke

Sarah Panitzke (Image: NCA handout)

High up in a crime group involved in a VAT fraud, Panitzke controlled the bank accounts of many companies remotely via different IP addresses.

She travelled extensively to further the fraud to places including Dubai, Spain and Andorra and HMRC say she was responsible for laundering approximately £1bn.

Panitzke, who is 170cm tall with blue eyes and speaks with a Yorkshire accent, absconded in May 2013 prior to the end of the trial and was convicted in her absence and sentenced to eight years in jail on August 22, 2013.

Eighteen members of the crime group received sentences totalling 135 years.

Jonathon Kelly

Jonathon Kelly (Image: NCA handout)

Kelly is still to serve nine years and 10 months’ jail time for a number of serious assaults.

Kelly, who the NCA says is extremely violent and poses a high risk to both police and members of the public, was convicted at various courts of a number of offences between 2002 and 2010. He received sentences in excess of 16 years, and in September 2013 he was released on licence but failed to adhere to conditions set.

In one of the most serious assaults Kelly stabbed and paralysed his victim using a machete.

Police Scotland say he is 180cm tall, of heavy build, with blue/grey eyes and short brown hair. He has Scottish accent and occasionally has a beard. Kelly also has scars to the left and right side of the face, on his arms and his right hand.

Shashi Dhar Sahnan

Shashi Dhar Sahnan (Image: NCA handout)

Sahnan is accused of being involved in the importation of controlled Class A drugs, namely heroin, into the United Kingdom.

The huge quantity of illicit substances, which were concealed in packaging surrounding air conditioning units, was seized by HM Revenue and Customs during a joint operation with Leicestershire Police in July 2007.

Customs officers found the drugs hidden in the struts of pallets upon which the machinery was being transported.

Simon McGuffie

Simon McGuffie (Image: NCA handout)

McGuffie, 41, is wanted by the North West Regional Organised Crime Unit (Titan) on suspicion of being a member of a Merseyside-based organised crime group involved in the large-scale supply of cocaine, heroin and cannabis across the North West.

He has a scarred right arm and distinctive two-inch scar to the right cheek.

Mark Quinn

Mark Quinn (Image: NCA handout)

Wanted by Police Scotland on suspicion of supplying amphetamines between August 2013 and April 2014, Quinn was allegedly involved in an organised crime group concerned in the production, transportation and distribution of the drug with a street value of over £11m.

The 52-year-old is described as 5ft 9in tall, of large build and as having short brown hair.

Dominic McInally

Dominic McInally (Image: NCA handout)

McInally is wanted by Merseyside Police on suspicion of conspiracy to supply cocaine.

The alleged leader of a drug trafficking gang that expected to bank £1.25m every month, members of the gang travelled to the border of France and Belgium to pick up six kilos of cocaine.

The package, secreted in a hidden compartment inside a Seat Leon car, was intercepted by police officers when they swooped on the gang near Crosby in January 2014 - but McInally evaded capture.

Five members of the gang have received sentences totalling 48 years.

Jamie Acourt

Jamie Acourt (Image: NCA handout)

Wanted by the Metropolitan Police on suspicion of conspiracy to supply cannabis resin between January 2014 and February 2016, Acourt is believed to be a principal member of an organised crime group involved in the large-scale supply of the drug.

He is described as 173cm tall, and of athletic build, with a pale complexion, dark brown hair and brown eyes. He sometimes wears glasses.

Shane O’Brien

Shane O'Brien

In October 2015 O’Brien was in the RE Bar in Field End Road, Eastcote, Hillingdon, with several friends. It is alleged that O’Brien approached 21-year-old Josh Hanson, from Kingsbury, who was with his girlfriend at the bar, removed an item from his coat pocket and plunged it into his neck.

Mr Hanson was pronounced dead at the scene.

O’Brien is believed to be in Europe and has changed his appearance since the murder. He has long hair, a full beard and a tattoo of an owl holding a skull.

He has been using the Italian aliases Enzo Melloncelli and Enzo Machado.

A reward of up to £50,000 is available for information leading to O’Brien’s arrest and prosecution.

David Ungi

David Ungi (Image: NCA handout)

In July 2015, Ungi and two associates were in a vehicle on Banks Road in Garston, Liverpool, which police believe rammed a motorcycle being ridden by two men.

A single shot from a 12-gauge shotgun was fired, killing one of the men, Garston teenager Vinny Waddington, and injuring the other.

Ungi is also alleged to be involved in the unlawful distribution of controlled drugs in the Liverpool area.

Mehmet Salih

Mehmet Salih (Image: NCA handout)

Salih is accused of being involved in a conspiracy to supply cocaine between December 2010 and November 2011.

It is believed he was contacted on a regular basis by an associate for the purposes of buying cocaine, delivering it and collecting payments.

In May 2011 Salih allegedly visited Lincolnshire to deliver a quantity of cocaine that was subsequently recovered by the police. He was arrested and was in possession of £20,000.

Salih was released on bail to appear at a police station later in the year, but failed to attend.

Michael Paul Moogan

Michael Paul Moogan (Image: NCA handout)

Moogan, from Liverpool, is believed to be linked to a Rotterdam café raided in 2013 as part of a series of coordinated strikes in the UK and the Netherlands.

It is suspected the café was being used as a front for an operations centre for international drug traffickers where they could meet for negotiations with cartels and for arranging the financing and transportation of huge quantities of drugs.

It is alleged that during 2013 Moogan was involved in a conspiracy to import cocaine into the UK.

Timur Mehmet

Timur Mehmet (Image: NCA handout)

Mehmet is wanted for his role in a conspiracy to cheat the public revenue by operating a complicated VAT fraud - which caused a loss to the UK of £25m.

Mehmet appeared in court in June 2007 and was told that failure to return for his trial in October 2007 could result in him being tried and sentenced in his absence.

He failed to attend and was subsequently found guilty - and was sentenced to eight years.

Ozgur Demir

Ozgur Demir (Image: NCA handout)

Demir is wanted in connection with conspiracy to supply 17.83kg of diamorphine.

Three others have already been convicted in connection with this offence.

Demir, aged 35 to 40, is a Turkish national.

Osman Aydeniz

Osman Aydeniz (Image: NCA handout)

Cypriot Aydeniz is wanted in connection with a conspiracy to supply 17.83kg of diamorphine.

Three others have already been convicted in connection with this offence.

Aydeniz, aged 35 to 40, is also wanted for conspiracy to commit theft and transferring criminal property.

Kevin Parle

Kevin Parle (Image: NCA handout)

Parle is wanted in connection with two murders in Liverpool.

These are the killings of 16-year-old Liam Kelly in 2004 and Lucy Hargreaves in 2005.

Parle is of stocky build, with ginger hair.

He is also known as Hemp.

Allan Foster

Allan Foster (Image: NCA handout)

Foster is alleged to have murdered David "Noddy" Rice at the Marsden Bay Car Park in South Shields on May 24, 2006.

Foster, in his 40s, is also wanted for two offences of conspiring to supply controlled drugs and also for the theft of a diamond ring.

Foster has links to the Canary Islands and Majorca. He is also known to use the alias Shaun Michael Wilkinson.

Derek Ferguson

Derek Ferguson (Image: NCA handout)

Ferguson is sought in connection with the murder of Thomas Cameron on June 28, 2007 at the Auchinairn Tavern, Bishopbriggs near Glasgow.

Ferguson was born in Glasgow in 1964.

He has green/blue eyes and short balding brown/grey hair, and is around 160cm tall.

Daniel Dugic

Daniel Dugic (Image: NCA handout)

Dugic is suspected of being involved in a conspiracy to import 255 kilos of cocaine.

A number of other individuals were convicted in June 2011 over the conspiracy which involved a small UK vessel meeting a commercial container ship in the English Channel from which the drugs were transferred.

Although Serbian Dugic was not on board either vessel, he is alleged to have played a major part in organising the importation.